PM Productions Presents A Phillip Masters Fanfic A Past of Love Part Three TMiL/TV Continuity Tokyo, Autumn 1970 Projected Day of Kain Attack Trakal awoke to find himself staring at a small spider. The creature was carefully lowering itself by a fine silken thread toward his snout. He didn't particularly relish the thought of the eight-legged monster tapping its way across his fur, so he batted it away. He sat up and looked around the attic of the hotel in which all the children from the Tokyo trip were staying. It was perpetually dark and so dirty that there was a constant cloud of dust in the air, mostly from the motions of the rats and a few other choice animals as they scurried about. He shook his head as memories of the previous night flooded back to him. At first he thought it might have been a dream, until reality invaded and made sure he knew exactly what he had done. He pondered the situation for a few moments trying to figure the impact on the time axis. For some reason the only picture he could conjure up was a child's spinning top being crushed by a large wheeled vehicle. This disturbed him to no end. However, he had gone through his life being trained and hardened against regret of any kind. Actions could not be taken back, therefor pondering their consequenses after the fact would be a waste of time and resources. With this in mind he rose and dusted himself off as best he could. As he began toward the trap door which led out to the roof he felt it. Nothing more than a slight tremor in the sub-space network, but enough to warrant precautionary measures. He walked to the corner of the attic and pushed a button on his right wrist. After a shimmering in the air a metallic case appeared on the floor in front of him. Leaning down, he worked an alien combination upon the side of the case. It opened with a hiss of air. Inside lay a weapon, one so attuned to his own biology that it actually replaced his existing mechanical arm. With a thought and a twist his arm was removed, he took the weapon attachment and placed it to his elbow. With a sharp click it was locked on and activated. His field of vision instantly expanded and encompassed all waveforms of energy. Wherever he pointed the arm a crosshairs would appear with any available information on the current target. He quelled the rush of power that flowed through him. He now had the ability to easily destroy all life on Earth with little bother, and that had a distinct psychological effect on a person. Hence the reason for the intense mental evaluation for anyone attempting to enter Galaxy Police. After double checking the Level A Arm Cannon for faults, and finding none, he climbed out onto the roof. A disturbing wind blew his chestnut hair around his face. As he watched Earth's particularly beautiful sunrise he realized it would be his last. ------------------------ In a flash of blue light he appeared on the Observation Deck of the Tokyo Tower. With a quick glance around he confirmed he was alone. Small beams of light cut through the dusty air in random patterns as the cloth covering the empty window frames blew in the wind. He walked up to one and moved it aside to look down at the ground. The busses carrying the students were just arriving. He magnified the image and located Achika, walking along side her friend Noboyuki. The energy in the area was increasing steadily, soon Kain would make his move. Trakal was ready. He made a final diagnostic of his equipment and settled into a crouch at the opening, waiting for death to come. ------------------------ Azusa leaned back against the elevator as the group of students ascended the Tower. His gaze was firmly planted on Achika, only briefly flitting to his brother Tenchi who was on the opposite side. Washu had finally come to the conclusion that Kain would attack the Tower. He just hoped her devices would function properly. Pure Jurai energy on Earth seemed far fetched, but he supposed everything in his life was. His reflections were cut off as Achika suddenly doubled over clutching her head as if in pain. He and Tenchi immediately began to move to help. However, before either could make it the elevator lurched and a loud rumbling began. Azusa tried to find mother in the sudden panic, but he found himself pushed against the window of the elevator. A light from outside drew his attention and he watched as what appeared to be Ball Lightning on crack circled the Tower, stopping only when it slammed into the elevator. Azusa was barely able to protect everyone inside with his shield, thanks to Tenchi's help. The light dissipated, leaving behind its very antithesis. A sphere of darkness hovered before them all, seeming to suck in all light that struck it. In the middle of the sphere a mask appeared, one of unchallenged evil. Then, from the depths of the darkness a voice emminated, "I can feel it..." The sound resonated will raw power. The mask blew a misty substance at the crippled elevator. Everyone was frozen upon contact, except Azusa, Tenchi, Achika, and Noboyuki, who was thankfully close enough to Achika to be protected by her field. ------------------------- Trakal, who had instantly gone into alert when he felt the energy buildup reach critical, looked down at Kain. The dark mass was in the center of his crosshairs, though no information acompanied it. "Feel this," he whispered as he mentally pulled the trigger. The cannon came to life and thousands of bright projectiles slammed home into their target. Each was capable of penetrating even a Jurai ship's defense grid. He watched with disbelief as the Kain energy vanished from his scope. There was no way that stopped him. As he scanned the area his fears were confirmed as Kain appeared directly before him. Trakal instinctively leapt back away from the dark creature. It spoke to him without disturbing its cruel smile. "So, it's a Galaxy Police officer. How pleasing that you survived." Trakal seethed and his hand shook as he looked upon his most hated enemy. "I will not let you hurt her!" he screamed. He opened fire on Kain once more, but the projectiles simply passed right through him. Kain sent out an extention of himself and knocked Trakal's cannon arm clean off his body. The wounded operative clasped the bleeding stump and cried out in agony. More dark psuadopods came from Kain and began to wrap around his body. He began to feel his lifeforce ebbing. He could only hope Achika was in a better position to defend herself. "Kain, you will never win." he gasped out before his vision faded. In the resulting darkness Achika appeared before him, carrying a child in her arms. Somehow he knew exactly who the child was. His last thought was a prayer for the safety of his son. -------------------------- "Achika!" Noboyuki cried as he saw her collapse once more. Tenchi gripped the sword hilt tighter and concentrated his power. With a hum of energy a blue saber extended from the unseeming wooden base. "He's here." Achika muttered while holding Noboyuki tighter. She could feel the cold emptiness of the creature's essense. Kain smashed through the roof of the lower Observation Deck and presented Trakal's broken body to the group he found below. All that was left were his arm, upper body, and most of his head. Achika looked down at the corpse and her eyes widened in disbelief. She felt like she should scream, yet when her mouth opened nothing came out but a whimper. He had attempted to save her again, and in doing so lost his own life. Tenchi brought his sword to bear on the monster that towered before him. He could feel the raw power coming from his adversary and tried to ignore how weak his own weapon seemed against it. "I'm the one you want!" he yelled. Kain looked down at the tiny creature that had all but threatened him and sensed a strong Jurai influence in him. "Do you dare face me, boy?" he asked menacingly. Tenchi gritted his teeth and focused all his strength into the sword blade. It glowed brighter and he exclaimed, "I will not let you hurt my mother!" Achika blinked and turned her gaze to the boy with the glowing sword. Had he just called her mother? For some reason she didn't find it upsetting or peculiar. She stood up and narrowed her eyes at Kain. She was more than fed up with him. "You will stop this at once!" she demanded, and an invisible wave of energy flew from her body, shattering a nearby glass display case. The shards of glass rose and impaled themselves in Kain's ethereal form. Kain chuckled lightly and the glass pieces fell from him. As they shattered on the floor he turned to Achika and said, "You are the one I've come for. You and no one else. I must destroy you." While Achika was just short of lashing out, she found herself curious as to who this monster was. "Who are you?" The mask smiled, "I am one who has suffered terribly due to the power you harbor. I must kill you to rid the Galaxy of the most powerful Jurai." Achika truly had no idea of what he was getting at. However, the thing had killed Trakal, and now wanted to kill her. "I will not allow you to harm anyone else." She had no idea what she was going to do to stop him, but he seemed to think she held great power. "Oh? And what are you going to do to stop me?" Shit, he called the bluff. Fortunately, she didn't have to make this obvious since the boy with the sword seemed to get fed up with waiting and lunged at the creature. His blue energy blade slammed into Kain with a loud crack. Small lightning bolts flew from the point of contact and Kain reared back in pain. He turned to Tenchi and scowled. "This is it for..." He was cut off as another blade crashed into his back. A second boy, slightly shorter and with a more boyish appearance jumped back from striking Kain. "Don't forget about me, you piece of shit!" Tenchi grinned at the new arrival. "Hey! Don't curse in front of mom, you ingrate!" Azusa returned the grin. "Oh... sorry, lost myself for a minute." Kain, who was slightly miffed by the sudden existance of two powerful Juraian beings, let out a mighty roar that shook the very Tower. Tenchi and Azusa stopped in their banter and looked at the dark presense, readying themselves for a fight. Tenchi reached into his backpack and pulled out Washu's sub-space generator. He began to inch his way toward his mother and father. Kain sent a tentacle of blackness at him and he jumped out of its path. Azusa leapt forward and slashed at the extention. His sword cut through it neatly, but the severed part simply dissipated, while the base grew a claw. This new threat attempted to grab Azusa, who blocked with his shield. Electrical energies crackled violently as the room was illuminated by the intense reaction between claw and field. Tenchi made it to his father and placed the generator in his hands. "Get this to the center, quickly! Then, push the red button!" He shoved his father away from the fight and ran to help his brother. Noboyuki looked down at the peculiar device in his hands, then took Achika by the hand. "Come on, let's do what he says." She nodded weakly and he pulled her toward the middle of the Observation Deck. END PART THREE Sorry for the cliffhanger, but it's due to time restraints. I'd love to be able to put more effort into this piece, but time is making it increasingly difficult. Comments are, of course, greatly appreciated. I'll try to get on to Four ASAP. Thanks for reading, PMasters (7-28-98) "I'm only holding back the rain. So many raindrops, so many pains. I want to find my train someday. As seasons go past the station." - Tokyo Babylon OVA 1 / E-mail at: PhilMasters@webtv.net / Web page pending use of a computer! "...has anyone ever used something alive for a coat of arms?" - The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With The Sea (Mishima Yukio, 1965) / "You see, what you call a cat, we use as armor." - Rune (El-Hazard, 1994)